ASUU Strike: Shehu Sani Urges Students to Keep on Protesting.
The former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has commended Nigerian students for demanding an end to the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU).
Recall that ASUU embarked on Strike 4months ago following the Federal Government’s refusal to yield to its demands as contained in the MoA signed by both parties back in 2009.
The striking union has been very consistent in its call for revitalization of Public Universities, adoption of the University Transparent Accountability System (UTAS) and payment of earned salary areas.
Nigerian students, having felt bad about the incessant strike and the seeming unconcern of the government to the demands of the union, have taken to the streets in protest. Specifically, University Students in Ibadan, Akure and others blocked main roads and highways yesterday in their bid to see an end to the strike.
Similarly, female students have promised to protest naked as a way of joining their male counterparts in the struggle.
Reacting to this, Shehu Sani in a tweet on Tuesday, condemned the proposed action by the female students, stressing that it would deflect attention from the main cause of the protest. He, however, urged Nigerian students not to back down on their quest to make the government do the needful.
In his words: “The nation-wide student protest over the ongoing universities strike is commendable and should be sustained. However, the threats by some female students to protest nude should be shelved in order not to create serious distractions from the main cause of the struggle.”
